Friday, May 17, 2013

Celebrating Armed Forces Day

By
Terry Orr

USN Retired

Strong
and Resilient

Prepared To Meet Any Challenge

For over 237 Years

"The heritage of freedom must be
guarded as carefully in peace as it was in war. Faith, not suspicion, must be
the key to our relationships. Sacrifice, not selfishness, must be the eternal
price of liberty. Vigilance, not appeasement, is the byword of living freedoms.
Our Armed Forces in 1950--protecting the peace, building for security with
freedom--are "Teamed for Defense ..."

General Omar N. Bradley

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff

“Then join hand in hand, brave Americans
all! By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall."

John Dickinson

"Close understanding between members
of our Armed Forces and members of civilian communities is most important to
preserve the high level of national readiness necessary for safeguarding the
free world."

General Nathan F. Twining, 1959

Former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

"...Word to the Nation: Guard
zealously your right to serve in the Armed Forces, for without them, there will
be no other rights to guard."

President John F. Kennedy, 1962

"Our servicemen and women shoulder
the burden of defense as one of the responsibilities of citizenship in this
free country. Having participated in protecting our rights and having met
oppression on the battlegrounds of the world, they are able to appreciate and
savor the blessings of citizenship in the country they serve."

The Honorable Melvin Laird, 1970

Former Secretary of Defense

”From time to time, the tree of
liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots.”